Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-25
LOCAL NEW s.
Brief Mention.

The annual retreat of the Hartford dioces
 at the St. Francis Orphan asylum closed Sal
 urday.
 Rev. Mr. Poor, who is visiting Rev. Nil
 Mutch, preached at the Howard avenue churc
 yesterday.
 The Bridgeport and New Haven cricks clubs play at Hamilton Park this afternoon at o'clock.
 The Elks' excursion on the 18th to Gler Island promises to be one of the most popular of the season.
 Mrs. Roger Cargill, Mrs. West and Miss
 Alice Cargill called from Scotland for home
 on Thursday.
 Mrs. John A. Porter, of Hillhouse avenue has gone to Blanford, Mass, where she will spend the summer.
 The families of Arthur Treat and William Beard are occupying their cottage at West Haven tor the summer.
 Legrand Cannon and Willis Buttricks spend the nights at Woodmont, coming to their business in the city every morning.
 W. L. Hallett, captain of last seasons polo team, is now clerk at the hotel Standish, famous summer house at Nantasket Beach.
 About $75 damage was done the steamer 1vernia Saturday by collision with the oys- ter boat "Hoyt Brothers," while coming up the harbor.
 The Carpenters and Joiners' Protective council No. will meet Tuesday evening at No. 27 Insurance building to make arrange ments for an excursion.
 The annual State convention of the Catho- lie total abstinence societies will be held in Norwich on August 30. Delegates from the local societies will attend.
 Elihu Beckley, having sold his cottage on Money Island, is building a new cottage at Woodmont, which he expects to occupy with his family about August 1st.
 Frank Osborn, tenor at Center church, leaves to-day for a prolonged visit in the White Mountains. His brother, Charles Os- born, and family are also there.
 Dr. Chesley, while vending his medicines at Belle dock Saturday, narrowly escaped being run over while among the many tracks. The railroad employees warned him in time.
 John Kennedy of Naugatuek, father of Deputy Collector Kennedy, died Saturday af- ternoon, aged eighty-ene. He had resided in Naugatuck forty years. and was much re- spected.
 Mrs. David Mann and family and her niece, Miss Gertrude NJ. Mann. daughter of spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. M. Mann are summering at Savin Rock.
 MT. Willie Steinert is home on 8 short visit from Cincinnati, where he has charge of one of the Steinert branch stores. Saturday night he finely entertained his young New Haven friends at the Adelphi club rooms.
 Messrs. A. w. DeForest, William Frank lin, E. B. Bowditch, s. H. Moseley, Samuel G. Thorn and Starr H. Barnum oficiated as bearers at the funeral of the late Mrs. Will liam A. Ives, of 1909 Chapel street, on Sat urday.
 The ladies of the City Mission request that those who send supplies for the ohildren's ex- cursion on Wednesday, 27th, will leave them at the Mission rooms, at No. 18S Mead ow street, at any time during the day on Tuesday.
 John Carroll, who was arrested on Friday for being drunk, was not the conductor on the train which killed Mary Sharp on the Northampton road Friday. William L. Thomas, who resides in this city; has charge of that train. Rev. Father Rivieccio, ex-pastor of the Catholic Italian congregation of this city, who was in town Saturday, sails to return to Brazil day after tomorrow. He leaves many friends here. A nephew recently from Eu- rope goes with him.
 The Rev. H. o. Hiscox of Troy, N. Y., con- ducted the praise service at the Calvary Bap- tist church last night and preached 8 brief but forcible sermon, taking for his text St. Mark X, 46-52, which tells of Jesus restoring sight to the blind man Bartimeus, who then | rose up and followed him. To-day and tomorrow the annual examina- tions of Catholic students of the Hartford dio- | cese who intend to study for the priesthood | are to be held at the episcopal residence in | Hartford. To-day applicants for philosoph- | ical studies will undergo examination, while | tomorrow will be devoted to theological can- didates.